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Diabetes
Diabetes can be a serious disease. Twenty-five million children and adults in the United States have diabetes (Diabetes Statistics, 2011).
You are the primary care physician. Your patients look to you for answers, cures, and advice.
Here's what happened: Mr. or Mrs. Johanson showed up in your office, and you suspect that he/she has diabetes, but you're not sure. You will need to unravel the symptoms, make a diagnosis, and complete other research steps.
You have some work to do!
Your assignment:
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You need to research diabetes (choose either type 1 or type 2 and state which one you're researching). Unfortunately, this is the disease that Mr. or Mrs. Johanson will eventually be diagnosed with.
Using the Web resources on the Research Cancer page of this wiki and the library books on the cart (do not use Google!), you'll need to make a diagnosis and a prognosis. To do this, you'll need to answer the questions below:
1.WHO
a. Who is most commonly diagnosed with diabetes? A specific gender or ethnicity? Genetic predisposition?
b. Are there certain behaviors people should avoid because they increase the risk of developing diabetes?
2. WHAT
a. Explain the difference between Type I and Type II diabetes.
b. What are the symptoms patients will experience with this disease?
c. What is the prognosis for patients with diabetes?
3. WHEN
a. When do people generally get diagnosed with diabetes? Age?
b. If you have diabetes, how often should you monitor your blood sugar levels and meet with your physician?
4. WHERE a. What organs in the body are most impacted by diabetes?
b. Is there a particular place (country) in the world where diabetes is more prevalent?
5. WHY
a. Why is diabetes important to study/research? Include statistics to support your argument.
b. Outline the steps for patients’ treatment plan, and explain why it’s important to follow the plan.
Diseases of the Human Body:
Diabetes
Diabetes can be a serious disease. Twenty-five million children and adults in the United States have diabetes (Diabetes Statistics, 2011).
You are the primary care physician. Your patients look to you for answers, cures, and advice.
Here's what happened: Mr. or Mrs. Johanson showed up in your office, and you suspect that he/she has diabetes, but you're not sure. You will need to unravel the symptoms, make a diagnosis, and complete other research steps.
You have some work to do!
Your assignment:
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You need to research diabetes (choose either type 1 or type 2 and state which one you're researching). Unfortunately, this is the disease that Mr. or Mrs. Johanson will eventually be diagnosed with.
Using the Web resources on the Research Cancer page of this wiki and the library books on the cart (do not use Google!), you'll need to make a diagnosis and a prognosis. To do this, you'll need to answer the questions below:
1. WHOa. Who is most commonly diagnosed with diabetes? A specific gender or ethnicity? Genetic predisposition?
b. Are there certain behaviors people should avoid because they increase the risk of developing diabetes?
2. WHAT
a. Explain the difference between Type I and Type II diabetes.
b. What are the symptoms patients will experience with this disease?
c. What is the prognosis for patients with diabetes?
3. WHEN
a. When do people generally get diagnosed with diabetes? Age?
b. If you have diabetes, how often should you monitor your blood sugar levels and meet with your physician?
4. WHERE
a. What organs in the body are most impacted by diabetes?
b. Is there a particular place (country) in the world where diabetes is more prevalent?
5. WHY
a. Why is diabetes important to study/research? Include statistics to support your argument.
b. Outline the steps for patients’ treatment plan, and explain why it’s important to follow the plan.
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